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September 12, 2026

Macquarie leads in broker usage, turnaround time, and broker and credit assessor experience

Residential Lending
The latest Broker Pulse survey found that Macquarie was the most widely used lender in July 2026 and led several service measures within its lender cohorts.
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November 26, 2021

Lenders need to improve ease of use, brokers say

While large ADIs showed improving turnarounds in October, ease of use emerged as a notable bottleneck throughout most lenders’ loan application processes.

Performance
November 25, 2021

Large banks maintain fast turnarounds despite higher broker flows

Brokers are seeing turnarounds at the most commonly used banks continue to improve, despite third-party usage rates surging for these banks in October.

Performance
November 17, 2021

Broker flows surge for non-majors, CBA still takes the lead

According to the most recent Broker Pulse survey results conducted between 1-10 November 2021 and participated by 252 brokers, third-party channel usage rates for all non-majors is currently at their highest since May 2021. Large banks are also showing record processing speeds relative to year-long performance.

October 21, 2021

ING, Macquarie, lead loan turnarounds

Non-majors Macquarie and ING led the pack in arriving at loan decisions in September.

Performance
October 19, 2021

BDM ratings at record-high

According to the latest Broker Pulse survey conducted last 1-10 October 2021, BDMs received a record-smashing average score of 56 points for the month of September, an all-time high since the inception of Broker Pulse.

Performance
October 18, 2021

​​​​Major banks continue to receive largest share of broker applications

A total of 232 brokers participated in the Broker Pulse Survey conducted between 1-10 October 2021. According to the results, majors continued to dominate broker flows in September, with ANZ and CBA merely switching places in the top 2, and NAB ranking 5th.

September 27, 2021

ANZ, CBA dominate broker flows

Broker Pulse draws on peer-to-peer knowledge sharing to provide up-to-date analyses of lender performance in the third-party channel. Beginning September, this dynamic knowledge base now captures scenario-based processing speeds to help brokers make decisions that are tailor-fit for their clients.

Performance
September 17, 2021

Majors sustain improving turnarounds; small and non-ADIs take a dip

As all four majors sustain recent improvements in processing speeds, average turnarounds for large non-ADIs and small ADIs take a dip in August 2021.

September 9, 2021

Highlighting the lenders that are actively seeking broker feedback

On its 2nd anniversary, Broker Pulse shines a light on the lenders supporting the industry-wide initiative for transparency and communication between brokers and lenders.

Advice
September 1, 2021

Broker Pulse deepens its data capture for brokers

We’ve learnt a lot this year, and to mark our 2nd anniversary, we are revamping our industry-wide initiative to increase transparency in the third-party lending channel. 

August 24, 2021

Large lenders show the most improved turnarounds

Brokers are experiencing a continued decrease in time to initial credit decisions, with large lenders showing the most improvements.

Performance
August 23, 2021

Lenders start 3rd quarter with improved performance

Lenders mark the beginning of the third quarter with steady improvements in turnarounds and personnel performance.

Performance

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